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Obama to Republicans: 'We can't make extortion routine'In a press conference, President Obama sends a message to Speaker Boehner: He's happy to talk about anything, but first fund the government and lift the debt ceiling, even for a short period.聽- Obama to Republicans: 'We can't make extortion routine'In a press conference, President Obama sends a message to Speaker Boehner: He's happy to talk about anything, but first fund the government and lift the debt ceiling, even for a short period.聽
Defying government shutdown, national park visitors play 'catch me if you can'Some Americans are challenging government shutdown national park closures by leaping over barricades or tossing cones aside in acts they call civil disobedience, but which some authorities call just breaking the law.
Why won't Obama talk with Speaker Boehner?President Obama says he will negotiate 'only after the threat of a government shutdown and default have been removed.' The opening move by GOP hard-liners to defund Obamacare polarized negotiations.
Jon Stewart grills Health secretary on Obamacare: Who won?'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart pounded Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over and over with one question about Obamacare: Why can't an individual delay the mandate to buy health insurance but a business can?
Beyond Obamacare glitches, some consumers face dramatically higher ratesAs Obamacare begins to roll out, some people who already buy insurance on the individual market are getting cancellation notices 鈥� and offers for coverage at double and triple their old rates.
Obamacare glitches: why they might help end government shutdownObamacare glitches show that the program will collapse, some tea partyers say. So the better strategy in the government shutdown gambit is to push Obama on tax and entitlement reform.
Government shutdown: Are things getting better 鈥� or worse?A government shutdown typically ends after both sides have established strong positions, then work toward a solution. Instead, rhetoric over the current impasse is turning personal and vindictive.
Monitor BreakfastEPA chief's goals: 'Explain the science' and obey the lawsAt a Monitor-hosted breakfast with reporters, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said she did not intend to be the 'energy policy person,' but someone who applied existing law.
Government shutdown: Is John Boehner losing at tea party's game?Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that the House wouldn't vote to end the government shutdown unless President Obama made some concessions. But Democrats have heard this before.
Obama backs Washington Redskins name change: Is it his business?President Obama told the AP that he would support a change for the Washington Redskins if the name offends a 'sizable group of people.'
How many members of Congress does it take to change a light bulb?Joking aside, the real question is 'how many lawmakers does it take to end the government shutdown.' Democrats and a few Republicans constitute a House majority, but Speaker John Boehner is not allowing a 'clean' vote unencumbered by the fight over Obamacare.
Congress 'playing with fire' on debt limit, warns Treasury Secretary Jack LewMaking the rounds of TV news shows Sunday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said failure to raise the US debt limit means 'credit markets could freeze, the value of the dollar could plummet, US interest rates could skyrocket.'
Government shutdown overshadows immigration reform effortsImmigration reform advocates rallied around the country this weekend. For now, it looks like bitter Washington partisanship and the government shutdown have stalled any chance of reform.
Most furloughed Pentagon civilians headed back to workUnder the 'Pay Our Military Act' passed just before the government shutdown, most Pentagon civilians are considered essential to military readiness. Defense Secretary Hagel is ordering them back to work.
FocusFirst a shutdown, then a debt limit fight. Could that ruin the economy?Washington's logjam over the government shutdown, and its wrangling over raising the national debt limit, have already slowed economic growth, many economists say. But threat of a debt default is grave enough to coax lawmakers to resolve differences, they hope.
Washington at war: Political animosity reaches new, personal levelWith no end in sight for the government shutdown, the partisan animosity has gotten unusually bitter and personal, even for Washington. Americans are angry too.- Four predictions for post-shutdown US politicsWhile there's no deal in the offing to bring an end to the government shutdown, it's already apparent what the political situation will be after there is one. Here's four things to expect.
Government shutdown: Offers that would reopen national parks rebuffed by FedsThe closure of national parks has arguably been the most public face of the government shutdown. Offers by state and private officials to help keep the Grand Canyon and other places open have been turned down.
Will Obamacare get its act together in time?HealthCare.gov, which under Obamacare is the federally run exchange for 36 states, is still overwhelmed four days after going live. It will undergo 'scheduled maintenance' this weekend, officials announced late Friday.